One of my favorite films of the year has finally hit Blu Ray and 4K disc. Mayhem from director Joe Lynch stars Steven Yeun as Derek Cho who is having a really bad day. After being unjustly fired from his job, he discovers that the law firm’s building is under quarantine for a mysterious and dangerous virus. Chaos erupts throughout the office as the victims of the disease begin acting out their wildest impulses. Joining forces with a former client Melanie (Samara Weaving) who has a grudge of her own, Derek and Melanie savagely fight tooth and nail to get to the executives on the top floor and settle the score once and for all.

Hard to believe it has already been 21 years since we were all introduced to Wes Craven’s SCREAM. Over the years since his debut on December 20th, 1996 horror fans have witnessed Ghostface become a certified horror icon inspiring 3 sequels, spoofs, a somehow successful TV series, and countless merchandise. Think about Halloween every year since it’s release and how many Ghostface costumes you have seeen. The mask itself is an image that will forever be etched in pop culture and with good reason.

With a seemingly endless array of projects that he seems involved in but never come to fruition for one reason or another, I was caught off guard by the fact that Guillermo Del Toro had a new movie all finished up and ready to go when I first heard about The Shape Of Water. Doing some reading about it lead me to discover that Del Toro’s much talked about Creature From The Black Lagoon film which was ultimately passed on by Universal (as one of their many missteps trying to concoct their failed monster cinematic universe) evolved into The Shape Of Water and while I would have loved to see his take on “Creature”, in the end I feel like this actually worked out for the best.